Lionel Richie in ICU after weekend performance, reports say
https://www.live5news.com/2026/08/31/lionel-richie-icu-after-weekend-performance-reports-say/1.0k
u/stillavoidingthejvm 1d ago
Please don't take him from us so soon. I've had enough of my childhood die for the year, tyvm
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u/Aunt_Anne 1d ago
At least he's not 80, so fingers crossed.
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u/fatrice12340 23h ago
hes 77
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u/Automatic-Fox-3837 23h ago
I almost called you a liar. In my head he was a young 65
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u/IceNein 23h ago
Feels like the year David Bowie, Prince, George Michael and Carrie Fisher died.
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u/High-Priest-of-Helix 20h ago
2016, the year everything went to shit.
Dicks out for Harambe
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u/gopednomad 14h ago
That's the inflection point. Not enough dicks out, we fucked up the timeline...
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u/za72 22h ago
I didn't know George Michael had died :/
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u/WantCookiesNow 21h ago
Yes, and when he did we learned that he was an incredibly generous philanthropist.
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u/Keldrabitches 18h ago
On fucking Christmas 🙁🙁
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u/za72 16h ago
celebration gone wrong I presume?
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u/pinkfondantfancy 16h ago
No, he died as a result of heart and liver disease. All his previous celebrating was probably a contributing factor tho
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u/za72 15h ago
he died so young :(
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u/pinkfondantfancy 15h ago
Far too young, it's really sad. 50s is when people start dying of natural causes more, you're not old but your body has a good few miles on it, and some people's miles have been rough.
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u/no_talent_ass_clown 19h ago
It was almost 10 years ago. Did you just think he wasn't making any music?
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u/d01100100 22h ago
All of those were far younger though, 50s and 60s.
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u/TsunGeneralGrievous 21h ago
69 oddly enough. Alan Rickman and David Bowie particularly. Carrie was 60 on the dot and George was 53. They’re so young in comparison. Quite an awful time. Poor Debbie Reynolds was 84 herself when she passed after Carrie.
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u/MyMartianRomance 17h ago
Carrie and George also died suddenly. Rickman and Bowie both had cancer (Pancreatic and Liver), and even though Bowie died suddenly to the general public, his family and closest confidants knew he was dying.
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u/TsunGeneralGrievous 16h ago
true. ah i remember there was that whole big brother clip with bowie's ex wife telling another contestant that he died, but there was a david on the show as well so the person she told went hysterical and got mad at her, and made the whole thing about herself when the old lady was grieving. Also i think the david on the show was planning a "i'm not dead" type of tour and died before it happened.
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u/Agitated_Ad7576 18h ago edited 18h ago
I heard a funny radio interview with him ages ago:
"Your daughter Nicole has gotten into reality TV. How do you feel about that?"
"Well, my own dad is long gone, but I'm sure he's having a good laugh wherever he is. You see, there was this time, many years ago, when I came home from college with a huge Afro, handlebar mustache, and wearing platform shoes. I said 'Dad, I'm dropping out of school and forming a band called The Commodores. We're going to be the black Beatles.' And I could just not understand why my dad wasn't happy for me."
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u/tschawartz12 21h ago
Stop taking the entertainment industry, theres plenty of politicians to pick from dam it, we've been waiting on the McConnell announcement but only got Graham.
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u/Rubychan228 23h ago
Oh, come on 2026! This is 2016 all over again!
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u/CasualRampagingBear 19h ago
That means it’s only 4 years until another global pandemic 😬
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u/Jarfy 16h ago
The curse can't be too predictable. It's probably World War III this time.
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u/finnjakefionnacake 14h ago
are people of the opinion that there are only a couple years where a lot of beloved celebrities die? cause...it's every year lol
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u/samenamenick1 22h ago
The documentary on this mofo will be crazy once he passes. He really does/did have an unbelievable career run. Guy was everywhere
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u/Charming-Standard-84 22h ago
I don't want to sound morbid–I LOVE Lionel Richie–but if it happens and he sees the Grim Reaper, I hope his last thoughts are:
"Hello, is it me you're looking for?"
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u/Fancy-Animal7704 1d ago
Must have been one hell of a performance.
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u/mynadidas5 1d ago
I’m not being funny. Before seeing this article my husband told me about a show some friends went to last night that “was great… until the commodores came on”.
And then I read Lionel is in the ICU.
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u/witchspoon 23h ago
May the lord bless him and keep him and make his face shine upon him…but leave him here alive and healthy! Amen
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u/Amonamission 21h ago
God seems intent on taking away the most beloved people and not the one singular figure we’ve been hoping would die for 10+ years.
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u/warcomet 21h ago
Just be a Judge, you don't need to hold performances anymore, I don't think any musician over 80 should perform anymore..You have NOTHING to prove..
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u/RoninX40 1d ago
Oh oh! Reaper has been busy.
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u/Impossible_IT 22h ago
All the wrong ones as well! There’s a specific 80 year old the Reaper keeps missing.
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u/This-Top7398 23h ago
Why’s he even still performing at his age
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u/donkeyrocket 6h ago
Especially in St. Louis, outdoors, during the summer. There's an extreme heat advisory for the whole week. I suppose you can't really skip an entire region for a big chunk of the year but it's crazy that performance still went on.
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u/TheRealMcDuck 15h ago
He was having a hard time during his Seattle show at the start of August. It might be time to slow down some.
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u/imjustkeepinitreal 9h ago edited 6h ago
These older singers really need to stop the performances… it’s too much stress once they hit a certain age with health issues they should permanently not tour or perform
Hope he pulls through
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u/Former_Pool_593 6h ago
The top gematria channels already had this celebrity on as a topic this week.
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u/Sudden-Option3790 14h ago edited 14h ago
sighs I want to be like Frank or any of the characters from It's Always Sunny and be like "GODDAMNIT!" but... just aging and mortality and all. I fear the day but know it will happen when I wake up and read Danny Divito..Eminem has passed... Corey Taylor, Jonathan Davis, RDJ, Mark Hamil, ect... and it will break my heart. When Carrie Fisher died...I remember when Kevin Conroy passed...it still brings tears to my eyes. Adam West...And now Peter..damn Optimus Prime ffs sniffles... Ozzy. Dolly. John Dunsworth. It just happens. And it fucking sucks. Everything ends though. All you can do is appreciate the beauty they gave to the world that they passed down to you and others and that you pass down to others. If you pass down then you never really die, do you? Dance all night long until it is your turn to let the others keep dancing.
AHH YOU UNZIPPED ME!
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u/ReturnOneWayTicket 21h ago
Already did...
Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Hayden Panettiere
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u/CharlieKonR 1d ago
He was taken to a hospital after another performance a couple of months ago. Hope he has a speedy and lasting recovery.